Aspies For Freedom

Snow Cake (2006)
  
Set in the middle of winter in Wawa, Ontario, Snow Cake is an engaging and original story which explores the odd friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman named Linda, and Alan, a quiet, brooding man traumatized after being involved in a fatal car accident. Alan comes into Linda's life following a personal twist of fate.  

Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Tilly, Alan Rickman, Carrie-Anne Moss, Kim Cattrall.
Director: Marc Evans
Screenwriter: Angela Pell
Producer: Gina Carter, Jessica Daniel, Andrew Eaton, Niv Fichman
Production Information:

Distributor: —
Production Company: Revolution Films, Rhombus Media
Genres: Drama  

Year of Release: 2006
U.S. Theatrical Release:TBA, 2006 (Estimated)

I think TheASman said that Sigourney visited a GRASP meeting in order to meet autistics in preparation for the role.

Will be interesting to see.

Yes

Informed her of the evils going on at JRC , She look at me as if I was crazy and not the least bit of interest.

Thanks Stella for the post about this film.  

Looking forward to seeing the film - it will be good fodder for discussion.  

And now for a small tangent...

A quick shout out re: Wawa, Ontario:  I drove from Ontario to BC one summer, and the stretch from Sault Ste Marie to Wawa was 4 hours of some of the most beautiful scenery I've ever seen. http://www.wawa.cc/maps/index.html

It's very agreeable to look at ancient landscapes where perhaps nothing has changed since the last Ice Age.

I took a Greyhound bus from Vancouver to London Ontario summer of 89--twas an amazing trip--I love Canada!

THis sounds as if it would be a really good movie to see so I hope I get the chance to next year to go see it.